Just as in 1953, the WC-ship 3C 1974 in Antwerp would turn out to be a real thriller. Just as Vingerhoedt at the time Raymond Ceulemans would loose the deciding match against Nobuaki Kobayashi from Japan with only 1 point. Both Vingerhoedt would play the highest general average but it is in the end all about winning your matches.

Some other funny resemblances : both Vingerhoedt and Ceulemans would not really lose the title in their final match but in the earlier stages against a fellow countryman. Frans Rombout in the case of Vingerhoedt and a certain ...Ludo Dielis in the case of Ceulemans. Ludo is the organiser of the WC-ship 3C billiards to be played in October of this year in Antwerp (2013).